Gambhir pleased with winning habit

Stand-in captain for the Delhi Daredevils, Gautam Gambhir, is pleased that his team has maintained the winning momentum.

Delhi won against Mumbai by 7 wickets on Friday. It was their sixth triumph in eight matches and took them to the top of the table and within easy reach of a spot in the semi-finals.

"This was an important game for us because we didn't want to lose momentum," said Gambhir.

"In this format, once you lose momentum it's very difficult to regain it. Our plan was to have wickets in hand and although the required run rate began to climb, we were always confident of chasing the target."

"It was a fantastic effort from our bowlers to restrict them to 116 and AB (de Villiers) again batted very well. All in all, it was a good performance."

With regular captain Virender Sehwag out with an injury, Gambhir has led the side in three matches so far, winning two.

Gambhir insisted Sehwag would only be back when fully fit.

"We are at the top of the table and we don't want to rush him into the side, especially since we have a couple of important games coming up," he said.